prestige
- noun
- /prɛˈstiːʒ/
- Jargon
- When you achieve the highest level in the game, you will gain significant prestige among other players.
Examples
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I spent thousands of hours playing top 50-100 PvP, unlocking every skill and prestige armor and weapons. I've also spent a large amount of time playing the beta, and I know that Guild Wars 2 is a good game and it will not flop.
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I have every weapon, money, connections, prestige.
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Subclasses will now have access to Prestige Abilities.
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But if you do, you lose your game or tag points and you lose your prestige on all PvP you've ever played and you can never play video games again.
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While plenty of authors successfully publish and gain a following without first gaining approval or permission, most are rightfully susceptible to the honor and prestige that comes with being anointed or accepted by a particular house, editor, agent, prize, or review... choose whatever status symbol you like.
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In this game, reaching the prestige level unlocks exclusive rewards and new character skins.
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Players often strive for prestige ranks to showcase their achievements on the leaderboards.
Synonyms
A position of respect and importance in society or at work
A badge or rank that shows a player's high skill in a game
Antonyms
How High
Surface Forms
Etymology
Prestige in games comes from the same old word praestigium for a 'trick' or impressive 'show' that makes people admire you. So in gaming prestige is a special rank or status that shows you have achieved a lot and that other players will respect you.